Who we are

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Michelin at a glance

Products and services

Innovation

Diversity

Sustainable mobility

Our goals for 2020

The Nordic countries

Michelin at a glance

Facts & Figures

70

production facilities in 17 countries

5,000

distribution and service centres

114,000

employees worldwide in 2018

170

nationalities represented

€22b

net sales in 2017

190m

tyres produced in 2017

€641m

invest for research and development in 2017

85 %

of our employees had trainings in 2017

33,800

paid working days were spent for local charity projects

A French company that grew into a global group

In 1889, brothers André and Edouard Michelin founded Michelin et Cie in Clermont-Ferrand (France). Today, the tyre-making company has become one of the world's leading names in tyres and mobility.

An emblematic logo

Michelin Man has been the embodiment of the Michelin brand since 1898. The idea for the character came to Édouard Michelin when he saw a stack of tyres, then poster artist O'Galop brought it to life. Michelin Man is more than a logo, it is an emblem.

A common value: respect

Our Group was forged on one founding value: respect. A value that we hold in common with all of our teams and which we demonstrate on a daily basis in the Moving Forward Together approach. At Michelin, our goal is to help all our employees to develop so that, together, we can exceed our own expectations and progress even faster.

From snow chains to tennis shoes to Michelin Man collectibles, Michelin Lifestyle holds 60 licenses and sells over 16 million products around the world.

Innovation for improved mobility

The passion for innovation has underpinned Michelin's development since the company's inception. It is central to our strategy.

With an annual research and development budget of over €640 million, 6,600 dedicated staff and a portfolio of 2,000patent categories, we have an innovation capability without equal in the tyre industry.

This capacity for innovation stems from our ability to open up the fields of innovation, diversify our sources and understand the way our customers use products so that we can anticipate and meet their future needs.

To give innovation even more momentum, we encourage each and every employee to put forward their own ideas for innovation. In 2013 and 2014, an in-house challenge called 'InnovationWorks' saw 21,000 employees in China, the United States and Europe share their ideas. As a result of the challenge, some teams were able to take their ideas forward for future development.

Diversity, the driving force behind our performance

Our teams are made up of 114,000 employees representing 170 different nationalities, working in 171 countries. They are as diverse as the world itself. This diversity of talents, skills, backgrounds, personalities and ages gives us the benefit of as many different approaches and ideas.

Through a whole array of initiatives, the Michelin Group fosters open-mindedness to avoid value judgements. The priority has been given to raising the proportion of women in the company and more specifically in the company's management. In 2017, women made up 25% of all of our management staff. By 2020, we aim to push this figure up to 30%.

We are also encouraging the emergence of local management: our goal for 2020 is that 80% of the top management in growth areas is from these same areas.

At Michelin, we apply a proactive disabled employment policy, we ease end-of-career work situations and organize inter-generational cohabitation.

This diversity makes our Group strong, heightens our values and is an asset for innovation. We intend to maintain it by helping all of our talents grow and develop with a personalized career path.

See our career paths

Tangible measures for sustainable mobility

Each of our products has been designed with a view to protecting the environment, from the choice of raw materials through to its design, including production processes and distribution. Between 2005 and 2011, we reduced our site's environmental footprint by 33%.

These 6 ambitions for 2020 are designed to make Michelin an undisputed leader in sustainable mobility and one of the most innovative, responsible and top-performing companies.

Widen our lead in our product performance

Set the industry standard for responsible manufacturing

Secure our lasting financial performance

Work together to improve employee well-being and personal development

Strengthen ties with our local communities

Improve everyone's quality of life through sustainable mobility

Michelin in the Nordic countries

Marievik, Stockholm - our Nordic head office

Kungälv, Gothenburg - our Nordic Distribution Center

The Nordic region consists of Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. Approximately 250 employees work for Michelin in the Nordics and we also manage the business on Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

The Nordic head office is placed in Stockholm, Sweden. We have centralized all Nordic support functions, such as finance, personnel, IT, marketing/communication, and our Nordic Customer Service Center to this office. The Nordic Management team is also present at this office and approximately 100 people work here.

In Kungälv, Sweden, we have our Nordic Distribution Center. From here, tires are delivered to the Nordic market. Approximately 60 people work at this site mainly within logistics or as warehouse workers.

In addition, almost 100 people work in sales, mainly as Account Managers, serving of our customers in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.

In the Norwegian organisation, we have approximatly 15 employees working as Account Managers, Key Account Managers and Sales Managers.